A Word for Autumn

“A Word for Autumn” – a brief essay by A.A. Milne, author of the Winny the Pooh stories.

Nature

“Nature” – an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Full Text. — “Every moment instructs, and every object: for wisdom is infused into every form.”

The Tyranny of Things

“The Tyrrany of Things” –
an Essay by EDWARD SANDFORD MARTIN, 1893 — “Of course it all belongs to Progress, and no one is quite willing to have it stop, but it does a comfortable sufferer good to get his head out of his conveniences sometimes and complain.”

Self-Reliance

“Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Full Text. — “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.”